11.67g SEYMCHAN Meteorite Pallasite slice

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On Offer: 11.67 gram Seymchan meteorite partial slice

Dimensions: 34.77 mm x 27.86 mm x 4.30 mm

Official name: Seymchan

Type: Pallasite, PMG

Country: Russia

Year found: June, 1967

Description: 11.67g Seymchan meteorite etched partial slice. This specimen is rich in silicates (olivine grains).

Circumstances of the discovery: The meteorite was found in a brook-bed flowing into the river of Hekandue, a left tributary of the river of Jasachnaja of the Magadan district, USSR. The larger specimen was found by the geologist F. A. Mednikov during a geological survey. The meteorite hardly seen was lying among the stones of the brook-ebd. The smaller specimen was found at a distance of 20 m from the first one by I. H. Markov with a mine detector in october 1967. The main mass was turned to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

What you get: 11.67g Seymchan meteorite partial slice as shown, membrane storage/shipping box, and signed Certificate of Authenticity.

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Seymchan

Basic information

Name: Seymchan

This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.

Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.

Observed fall: No

Year found: 1967

Country: Russia

Mass: 323.3 kg

Classification

history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 43	(1968)	Iron
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IIE
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Iron-ung
Recommended:			Pallasite, PMG

This is 1 of 73 approved meteorites ) (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG.

Search for other: Main group pallasites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Pallasites

Comments:

Reclassified van Niekerk et al. (2007)

Revised 26 May 2009: Revised pallasite classifications

Writeup

Writeup from MB 43:

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DISCOVERY OF SEYMCHAN IRON METEORITE, USSR

Name: SEYMCHAN

The place of fall or discovery: The meteorite has been found in a brook-bed flowing into the river of Hekandue, a left tributary of the river of Jasachnaja of the Magadan district, USSR.

Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, June 1967.

Class and type: IRON.

Number of individual specimens: 2.

Total weight: About 351 kg (about 300 kg and 51 kg).

Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The larger specimen has been found by the geologist F. A. Mednikov during a geological survey. The meteorite hardly seen was lying among the stones of the brook-ebd. The smaller specimen was found at a distance of 20 m from the first one by I. H. Markov with a mine detector in october 1967. The main mass was turned to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

Source: Report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967.

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